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Poseidon (2006)

Year of U.S. Release: 2006

Starring: Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum, Andre Braugher, Mike Vogel, Jimmy Bennett, Josh Lucas, Mia Maestro, Freddy Rodriguez, Kevin Dillon, Jacinda Barrett, Jimmy Bennett.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Screenwriter(s): Akiva Goldsman, Mark Protosevich
Producer(s): Wolfgang Petersen, Mike Fleiss, Diana Rathbun, Sam Dickerman, Chris Briggs
Ex. Producer(s): Kevin Burns, Jon J. Jashni, Sheila Allen
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Prod. Company: Next Entertainment, Irwin Allen Productions, Synthesis Entertainment Production
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Drama, Remake
U.S. Release Date: May 12, 2006 (Wide)
U.S. DVD Release Date: August 22, 2006
U.S. Box Office Total:
Rated Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense prolonged sequences of disaster and peril.
arrowLogline:

On New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner, Poseidon, capsizes after being swamped by a rogue tidal wave. The survivors are left to fight for survival as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.

arrowPlot Summary:
When a rogue wave capsizes a luxury cruise ship in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, a small group of survivors find themselves unlikely allies in a battle for their lives. As the unstable vessel rapidly floods with water, they face unimaginable odds and life-altering decisions in their desperate fight to the surface.
arrowAdditional Notes:

Remake of the 1972 film, which was originally based on Paul Gallico’s novel.

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